How To Recycle Beer Bottles with Limes

Ask Umbra, Grist's astute advice columnist on all things environmental, brings you the answer to that age-old question, "Can I recycle a beer bottle with a lime wedge in it?" Go ahead. Give yourself a wedgie.

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[tuump]

corona tastes like water, I think it does not deserve to be called beer it should be called 'wateer' or so.

[uuuultra]

wimps

[sketchingpencils]

@koibubbles nah i mean people who write thumbs up are douches

and yeah corona with lime is awesome

by far the best beer out there, not to strong alcohol but not to little, and the bottle is awesome

[koibubbles]

@sketchingpencils meh thats the only way i drink em. what ever maybe its a canadian thing

[sketchingpencils]

@koibubbles you see i wouldve thumbed that up but no not anymore

[DigitalRadius]

Umm, The reason why most bottle depot's will not take bottles with lime wedges in them is because the lime wedge generally molds before it gets pick up and recycled, Sure it would be incinerated but Mold can Harbor all kinds of nasty stuff you dont want to breathe in.

[koibubbles]

@Thereisnosp00000n corona taste the best with a lime wedge in it! *thumbs up*

[Thereisnosp00000n]

You guys have lime in your beer? WTH!?

[maximocoolio]

in mexico they have lime juice with their beer not lime wedges

[maximocoolio]

@grahamoflauge how will they sort the bottles by colour if they're all smashed up